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State Office Name Party Rating
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 17%
Gordon Smith 27%
Lamar Smith 0%
Nick Smith 17%
Olympia Snowe 27%
Vic Snyder 33%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 67%
Mark Souder 33%
Arlen Specter 18%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Debbie Stabenow 27%
Pete Stark 83%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 17%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Sullivan 17%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 17%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 0%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
William Tauzin II 17%
Charles Taylor 17%
Gene Taylor 17%
Lee Terry 17%
Craig Thomas 45%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Mac Thornberry 17%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
Pat Tiberi 33%
John Tierney 83%
Pat Toomey 33%
Ed Towns 67%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
James Turner 17%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 67%
Fred Upton 17%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 67%
Pete Visclosky 33%
David Vitter 17%
George Voinovich 27%
Greg Walden 17%
James Walsh 17%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 9%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 83%
Diane Watson 67%
Mel Watt 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
Anthony Weiner 83%
David Weldon 17%
W. Curtis Weldon 17%
Gerald Weller 17%
Robert Wexler 50%
Ed Whitfield 17%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 17%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 17%
Heather Wilson 17%
Frank Wolf 33%
Lynn Woolsey 67%
David Wu 83%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 36%
Albert Wynn 67%
Bill Young 33%
Donald Young 33%
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